Originally Posted by
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Maybe that's true. I was not here at the time. The guys that were downgraded, were they 717 guys? Or, how would their seniority have been if you take the 717 out of the equation? Would they still have been captains? If they don't bring an airplane to the table it's hard to make a case. A similar thing happened to the Midwest guys when Republic bought them. They lost a lot of seniority because when they came over their previous aircraft was no longer on property. It sucks, but it seems that these things do happen.
It seems a little more complicated than, "Well they stole Captain seats from us."
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AT pilots could bid 717 captain or FO, or SWA FO, regardless of previous seat. As the amount of 717s decreased, ALL AT captains ended up as SWA FOs. I was told a 20 year captain at AT, who would have been top 10% in base seniority as captain had to wait 3 years before there were "upgrade" classes available for AT pilots. Correct me if I am wrong...